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26 de fev. de 2015 · Clinton, Henry. 1730-1795. Henry Clinton was no stranger to America at the outbreak of the American Revolution. He first came to America at the age of 13 when his father was made the Royal Governor of New York. Of aristocratic blood, Clinton early on decided to undertake a career in the military. In 1745 he became a lieutenant of fusiliers in ...
Author: Henry Clinton Date:1778 Annotation: In May 1778, General Henry Clinton (1738-1795) became commander of chief of British forces. He replaced William Howe (1729-1814), who was occupying Philadelphia. The British ministry ordered Clinton to abandon Philadelphia, go to New York, and dispatch some of his troops to the West Indies.
The Henry Clinton Papers arrived in the United States in the mid-1920s and a decade and a half later they were opened for research at the William L. Clements Library. The Sir Henry Clinton (British Army Headquarters) Papers reside at the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. This collection of letters, documents and maps ...
Born: 04/16/1730 in Newfoundland, Great Britain: Died: 12/23/1795 in Portland Place, Great Britain: Biography: Overview General Sir Henry Clinton KB (April 16, 1730 – December 23, 1795) was a British army officer and politician who is best known for his service as a general during the American Revolutionary War, during most of which he was the British Commander-in-Chief in North America.
He died at Cockenhatch, near Royston, Herts, on the 15th of February 1846. The younger son, Sir Henry Clinton (1771–1829), entered the army in 1787 and saw some service with the Prussians in Holland in 1789. He served on the staff of the duke of York in 1793–94, becoming brevet-major in 1794, and lieutenant-colonel of a line regiment in 1796.
6 de mar. de 2019 · Written between 29 September and 27 October 1792, and addressed to George, Prince of Wales, they contain an analysis of Allied military prospects. What makes them interesting is the identity of the author, Sir Henry Clinton. Clinton is best known as Commander-in-Chief of British military forces in America from 1778 to 1782.
Henry Clinton was born on April 16, 1730, in Newfoundland, Canada. The son of George Clinton, a naval officer who served as royal governor of Newfoundland, Henry Clinton went to London in 1749 and was commissioned in the British army in 1751. After serving in Europe in the Seven Years’ War, he went to North America in 1775 as second in ...
